Andrew Fleischman, MD
Increased risk for gastrointestinal bleeding was not related to use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) following joint surgery, according to a new study.
“While we were recommending that physicians prescribe longstanding, or several weeks of, NSAIDs after surgery, it became apparent to us that it was unclear that this was a safe practice,” Andrew Fleischman, MD, the lead author and a resident at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas